Riyadh, Sept. 21 -- Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Monday held a series of phone calls with his counterparts from Kuwait, Egypt, and Turkey to review diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating regional tensions as Riyadh and Houthi rebels exchange strikes.

In an official statement on X, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Prince Faisal held separate discussions with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan.

"His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the latest developments in the region in separate phone calls with His Excellency Sheikh ...